For 2014 the Royal Mint released a Britannia £500 Five Hundred Pound Gold Proof Coin weighing five ounces of pure Gold and will be struck in solid fine 999.9 Gold.
The reverse designed by Jody Clark depicts Britannia with Shield, Trident and Lion laying at her feet.
The obverse design has Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.